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Fortifying the Nation's Changing Emergency Preparedness PlansProvided By: AFCEA
Jun 2022The increasing adoption of remote/telework policies by federal departments and agencies - combined with more severe and frequent natural disasters and manmade threats - challenge traditional plans for federal continuity of operations and continuity of government (COOP/COG). The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's Community Lifelines offer a framework for considering a Shelter in Place Continuity of Operations approach, and this paper uses that framework to fortify planning for a remote workforce.
AFCEA TechNet Cyber 2022 Solutions ShowcaseProvided By: AFCEA
Jun 2022The cyber realm is dynamic and ever-evolving. The nation's competitors grow more sophisticated, more determined and, in some cases, more aggressive day by day. Just as the technologies, tactics, techniques and procedures in the cyber arena continue to evolve, our training and education efforts must remain agile and adaptable. The cyber forces are at the forefront of a new kind of competition and conflict, and the role they play is absolutely vital to our national and global security-today and in the future. TechNet Cyber 2022 is designed to open the lines of communicati ...
The Danger of Cognitive Stress on Tactical Cyber OperationsProvided By: AFCEA
Apr 2022Cybersecurity professionals, especially on-net defenders, experience striking similarities to stress-inducing factors as do first responders. While discussions at cybersecurity conferences dating to 2018 noted a significant rise in burnout, depression and suicide in the community, no official studies exist to date. This white paper, written by members of AFCEA International's Cyber Committee, seeks to educate readers on contributing factors of the current cultures, the potential role of "gamification" to impact behaviors and recommendations to address the issue.
Supply Chain CybersecurityProvided By: AFCEA
Mar 2022Supply Chain Cybersecurity includes a complex of everyday operating issues affected by a network of known and unknown connections, services and components. In this white paper, the AFCEA Homeland Security Committee provides a strategic overview of the supply chain cyber issues from the perspective of vendor operational security.
The Cyber Edge January 2022Provided By: AFCEA
Mar 2022Last year's evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan was a massive undertaking with multiple challenges and successes. e withdrawal required enormous amounts of data, which also presented some obstacles, but ultimately proved successful and offered lessons learned for future operations, according to U.S. Defense Department officials.
Jumpstarting Rural Broadband InitiativesProvided By: AFCEA
Dec 2021High-speed Internet access is critical to economic opportunity, job creation, education and civic engagement. All Americans, whether living and working in cities or the nation's rural areas, need reliable and ready access. This white paper, prepared by members of AFCEA's Cyber Committee, reviews some of the major government programs to improve nationwide availability of broadband and offers suggestions for how and why the private sector should participate. It also investigates the security and national competitive implications of the lack of reliable broadband Internet ...
The Cyber Edge July 2021Provided By: AFCEA
Sep 2021The U.S. Navy is moving ahead at full speed to equip its assets with e¬ective cybersecurity. However, the diverse nature of those assets, some are city-size ships while others are small but vital systems, confound planners seeking to ensure interoperable security measure.
The Cyber Edge October 2021Provided By: AFCEA
Sep 2021Coast Guard Embarks on Cyber Offense. The service blends its traditional maritime roles with expanded digital strengths to thwart adversaries.
AFCEA TechNet Augusta Solutions AbstractProvided By: AFCEA
Aug 2021With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry experts, TechNet Augusta 2021 is designed to open the lines of communication and facilitate networking, education and problem solving. This Solutions Review Compendium complements the event and helps builds engagement in advance.
Establishing a Federal Digital Service AcademyProvided By: AFCEA
May 2021Winning in cyberspace is at root a human problem. We urgently need to build the next generation of digital leaders to prepare both government and civil society to defend and deter in this venue. It is time for us to consider developing a national cyber or digital service academy, much like the dedicated national service academies at Annapolis, West Point, and Colorado Springs. In this white paper the AFCEA Cyber Committee details a way forward for this initiative.
China, Cyberspace and Hybrid State PowerProvided By: AFCEA
Feb 2021The rise of China as a peer competitor vying for superpower status has emerged as an important challenge for the United States. The AFCEA Cyber Committee opens the discussion of China's hybrid approach to the use of power, particularly in cyberspace, as a competitor to the United States. Internal and external governance and to its application on the battlefield are two facets of China's approach.
The Cyber Edge January 2021Provided By: AFCEA
Feb 2021When the GAO performs cybersecurity-related audits and reports its findings, the watchdog provides key recommendations to agencies to improve their networks and information technology from risks. The GAO also follows up to see how an agency implemented those recommendations.
Strengthening the Nation's Cybersecurity Strategy, Part TwoProvided By: AFCEA
Jan 2021The AFCEA Cyber Committee is pleased to present the second in a series of white papers designed to inform an evolving national cybersecurity strategy. While many cybersecurity recommendations focus on federal government activities, including civilian and military components, the committee recognizes the vital role that state and local authorities and stakeholders must play to safeguard the nation's civil, critical and business infrastructures. A one-size-fits-all model doesn't exist because local government organizations vary in size and complexity, cyber capability an ...
AFCEA TechNet Augusta Solutions ShowcaseProvided By: AFCEA
Jan 2021AFCEA International is hosting TechNet Augusta in an exciting and diverse format. The conference's series of information-sharing events began with the Army's request for industry capabilities proposals to some of its most difficult problems. Members of the association's Technical Committee reviewed more than 60 potential solutions. This document features these solutions, which have been made available to the Army's leaders, program managers and technologists
Strengthening the Nation's Cybersecurity StrategyProvided By: AFCEA
Oct 2020Cybersecurity and its relationship to the national interests have evolved swiftly and will continue to do so. AFCEA International's Cyber Committee offers strategy recommendations as a result of numerous studies and commissions. This is the first in a series that will highlight specific recommendations that merit action now and in the next four years.
The Cyber Edge October 2020Provided By: AFCEA
Oct 2020A Cyber Thread Runs Through Government Future Assessments.
The office tasked with keeping Congress abreast of advances sees innovation emerging from several areas.
Effectively Integrating Cybersecurity Into Enterprise Risk ManagementProvided By: AFCEA
Sep 2020Cybersecurity is now a significant area of focus and concern for senior leaders of public and private organizations. Unfortunately, for too many organizations, cybersecurity continues to be a technically focused effort managed by the technical wizards. Instead, board of director discussions often zero in on describing the latest cyber threats, which are often unintelligible to leaders, counts of cyber attacks thwarted and recommendations for cybersecurity investments. Learn how to conduct enterprise risk management processes to benefit your organization to help all staf ...
COVID-19 COMPELS BETTER NSEP PLANNINGProvided By: AFCEA
Jul 2020Any comprehensive National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) capability in the United States has atrophied amid the increase of threats that could cause a catastrophic disaster across the country. Of key interest is whether any of the DHS/FEMA critical infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Centers or Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations have been utilized in the dramatic effort to address COVID-19.
The Cyber Edge July 2020Provided By: AFCEA
Jul 2020Network data collection, analysis and sharing are core to cyber defense, and Tinisha McMillan is on a mission to improve all three.
Open Source Software and Mission-Critical Applications: A Cautionary TaleProvided By: AFCEA
May 2020AFCEA International Cyber Committee The efficiencies of using and embedding open source software imply a number of risks. AFCEA Cyber Committee members have examined the origins of the OSS trend, its motivation and some of these risks and drawn an analogy to previous quality control experiences. Members offer suggestions for mitigating the risks when building systems they intend to trust.
